Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-03-15
THIRD EDITION.


Board Of Education. IL
A regular meeting OF the Board OF /
Education was held last evening, Dr.
shorrlidge occupying the chair In theI1
absence Of President Baird. Ia
Mr.. Smith, chairman of the Com NIT
tee on Tes cheers, said that the commit
tee having been instructed 70 conIor
with the owners of public school NO.
Is in reference TO re-renting that scnooi
for auother wear, reported that the said ,
owners would rent Ave or more rooms .
for $3.50 esch, and give the prin cipslsI
room free, bat they wanted the rent 70
be continuous the whole year. without (
deo uctions for vacation. Il,
DR.. Grimshaw moved that the board
vacate the school by the 25sh OF Msrcn,
which motion was seconded:
Mr.. Trump wanted to know what
effect that would have on tho present
distribution OF pupils to schools already
full.
that. He would not submit to either
strikes or 50 ueexes. Do away with the
system Of grading now practiced anu
there would bs no difficulty In nnolnR
room for the children In the other |
schools. This school had besn squeeke
on the Board OF Education from the !
star. Our friends of St. Mary's Oatho- |
lie church built this school house TO
educate their own children in their own
way, and then they threatened tnat II
the Board would not divide the school
fund with them they would throw tnsif
children upon the board. The BOARD
would not divide the fund. and got the
children, aud have been rentins 'he
school building ever since
Mr.. DonAhoe Id net know what the
hoard would do with the children. Toe
owners of No. ID had asked no advance
for rent, but wanted rent for all the
year, the same rs any other property
would be rented.
DR.. GrimshAw said the board con d
get along very we'll by doing away with
so much grading.
Mr.. Smith said the saving Of $3.50
was something To DO considered by the
Board, II somt body will tell what to DO
with the two hundred children that
would be thrown out OF scnooi. We
might Distribute them around amon est
the other schools in the neig hbe rnooo ii
they were not already foil. No. st
Seventh and Spruce, and No. NJ Fifth
and Pine we're already full, and we
could not afford 70 have these two
hundred children turned out without
education.
He thought perhaps arrangemen ts
might be made by which the buiidin
might be leased until the end OF the
present iscal year.
Dr. Grimshaw said that with that
understanding ne would withdraw hiG
motion
MT. Jones then moved that the mat
Ter be referred back to the coumittee tt
ascertain upon whas terms and for VIVA
length Of time tho buildings could d
leased.
MT, Dor ahoe moved that the matte
he DOT tpohed until next meelng, Gu
after wards withdrew his molten whei
told that w.uld extend beyont
the 25th of March.
Mir. Kyne thought lt was time IN
Board would stop dickering about thl
school and trest the owners Ike the
would trtst other people. They ma
always treated the Beard righ. ano "
should treat them right
DIR. Grimsnaw moved as an amt ~
mant that the Board enter Into lea
for the building ior tea years, and
dared the gentlemen of st Mary
church to toe the mark, 20 that We W
not be turned out every goth OF Marc
Mr.. Dopahoe moved az asubstitute
Mr.. Jones' motion that the com INIT
be instructed to rent the premises
one wear from the 18th OF March nel
which after considerable more ceos
was agreed TO by vote OF to .
number Of mem bers lot voting.
DIR. Grimshaw stated that the saI
COMPLIANT WAS made now against
north side CT No. 4 yard that was ma
SONS time ago against the south Biz
the wall had given way and the wa
ran down on adjoining property
A Ian Speak % an had repairtd the sol
side for S35, lie asked for q Ike smc'
10 repair the noIth TIDE Inc teq1
was q q tied.
Mr.. Douakoe asked how many nj
sides No 4 had TO fi-.
COMMITTEE on No. was allos
Sl2 so extra fo1 repairB 20 heater. Ct
mittee on school No 8 Was allowed
for repairs 10 hydrsi I. Gem lttee
No. 9 WAS al owed So to repair elot
Committee cn No. IA asked ptrmis
to invite propc sals for the construo
of fence on three sidss OF the
aronnd the building, II was gran
COMMITTEES en- No. 10 was allowed D
repair clocks. Committee on No
was allowed IS for the same purI
Committee on No. was allowed to
pend So il repairing pave ept. a
fitiop to tap drain of school NO. "
occupant of No. Bio East Tenth 8
was referred to com mittee on &c
No. 20 with power to act
Samuel Forester was granted
mission to exhibit and sell his p'
sharpeDer to the principals OF the p
sehools and to sell TIT N II desires
voluntary contiioutiohs hon "
and pupils. The sharpener Is gu
large, elaborate machine and IS so
St. s ,
By permission of the board ]
Austin, agent fer Ysgsy's automi
chart exhibited tho chart and e1pi
Its working IJ includes cou
study of school physit loey, easily
prehendtd, and one of them shoi
in every school. The price CT the
lie $50, with SCper cent. of for fnti
ton. -,
with 1t that he made a nolion 70
Board purchase six Of tht ~. IA
ton was mod fed by referring IN
ter TO the Book Com mit'ee. Sr
teRdent Hatisp strongly reeomn
the chart. The Book Commute
podoubt report in favLr OF the pul
TIE follow ing bills were paste
III. LoDes, $40; Trustees Hiram
Lodge, $40; william Lawton,
lanes B adfdrd, Sl3 s5, Allen
nan, SS2; G. g. Cte.aId ~;
Tar,,oye, So; Springer, Mor
Cause, 81 Sc; John Green 80, .
Schoen Il eater Company, soo;
stilley, 81 40; Alexander O.
s11 rs; Alexander CT bers, u
Y Catle G q Co, 1921; Bougt
Co, 81 $50 20; total, inciuaiI
roll, 81 $50 n
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